Olympic Flame Arrives In Sochi As Putin Says Security A Major Concern -- Euronews
The Olympic flame has arrived in Sochi after a four-month journey that saw it travel more than 60,000 kilometres, taking in the North Pole and even a trip unlit into space.
The torchbearers arrived on stage and transferred the flame to a miner’s lamp.
The Winter Games officially start on Friday with the opening ceremony.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the athletes’ village in the company of double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva.
His immediate focus was on the threat from terrorism.
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